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Brotherhood 2.0: January 8, 2007

2007-01-08 · John · watch on YouTube · Books & writing · personal update

Driving from Asheville to Birmingham, John rejects Hank's Sutter Home substitution for the Strawberry Hill challenge, says his untitled new novel's first draft is due January 21 and asks Hank for a title, and proposes a Brotherhood 2.0 Book Club.

What is said

00:00:00 — Leaving Asheville for Birmingham with Sarah; Hank did not complete the Strawberry Hill Challenge (Sutter Home vs Strawberry Hill)

  • ★★ John says he and Sarah are about to drive out of Asheville to Birmingham, Alabama, down the dirt road from their parents' house, and that Hank is going to be 'here' soon. — 00:00:10 · Sarah Urist Green
  • ★★★ John says Hank did not complete the Strawberry Hill Challenge: drinking Sutter Home instead is like slow dancing with Teddy Ruxpin when challenged to wrestle a grizzly bear. (playful) — 00:00:10

00:00:58 — Recent mouth surgery; Strawberry Hill tastes like post-dental rinse spit; the Yeti interrupts; am I trying too hard?

  • ★★ John says he had mouth surgery a few weeks ago and claims Strawberry Hill tastes exactly like the minty rinse spat out after dental procedures. (playful) — 00:00:58
  • ★ John breaks off with 'That was the Yeti!' and then asks whether he is funny or trying too hard; per the description he is talking to the Yeti (Sarah) and edited out her answers. (playful) — 00:00:58 · Sarah Urist Green

00:01:27 — First draft of the new novel due January 21 (13 days, per Daniel Biss); no title; Shakespeare and Bible titles

  • ★★★ John says the first draft of his new novel is due on January 21, which Daniel Biss, a mathematician he knows, tells him is 13 days away. (playful) — 00:01:27 · Daniel Biss
  • ★★ Besides finishing it, John's problem is that the novel has no title; he is thinking of taking one from Shakespeare or the Bible. (hedged) — 00:01:27 · William Shakespeare
  • ★ John lists Shakespearean titles (Infinite Jest, The Dogs of War, Brave New World, In Cold Blood) and Bible titles (East of Eden, Song of Solomon), jokingly adding Rich Dad, Poor Dad. (playful) — 00:01:56

00:02:34 — Asking Hank for a title; proposal of a Brotherhood 2.0 Book Club; first suggestions

  • ★★ John says he hopes Hank can come up with a title for the novel. (hedged) — 00:02:34
  • ★★★ John proposes a Brotherhood 2.0 Book Club: he will read a book Hank suggests if Hank reads one he suggests. — 00:02:34 · Nerdfighter Book Club
  • ★★ John's first book-club suggestion: either What Is the What by Dave Eggers or We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families by Philip Gourevitch. — 00:02:34

Humor (significant)

  • John says drinking Sutter Home when challenged to drink Strawberry Hill... — 00:00:10 > «is like slow dancing with Teddy Ruxpin when you've been challenged to wrestle a grizzly bear»
  • After claiming Strawberry Hill is made of strawberries, John says 'just kidding'. — 00:00:10 > «It's made out of apple wine, malt, red dye, and the fires of hell.»
  • Listing Bible titles, John includes Rich Dad, Poor Dad and imagines its biblical version. — 00:01:56 > «Rich Dad gets turned into a pillar of salt, and Poor Dad is exalted.»

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